Deputy PM Hoang Trung Hai has urged the ministries of Transport and Public Security to increase inspections and punishment of those who continue to use banned vehicles.

The price of gold in Vietnam jumped to an all-time high of VND29.45 million a tael on September 8.

Cambodian military police have confiscated almost 500 kilograms of snakes and turtles from a boat headed to Vietnam.

Ho Thi Hieu Hien, a 6th year pupil in Da Nang City, won first prize at the 39th Universal Postal Union International Letter-Writing Competition

Communist Party of Vietnam General Secretary Nong Duc Manh has expressed satisfaction at the recent fine development of relations with neighbouring China.

The first ever Vietnamese International Film Festival will take place in Hanoi on October 17 to mark the 1,000th anniversary of Thang Long-Hanoi.